I'm still here. I've not been using my laptop very much as a couple of weeks ago I had a small operation or proceedure to remove an area of skin on my right forearm. This has left me unable to do a lot of things as I'm right handed. The wound is feeling easier now and the stiches come out on Friday. Hurray! Biopsy results will be a little longer. Apologies if I haven't commented on your posts for a week or two. I will get around to visiting you all again.
A few days ago we visited the small M&S in Stone and they had a bucket of bunches of Daffodils for £1 per bunch at the end of each till area. I coudn't resist a bunch of these, bright and cheerful signs of Spring, even though we have a way to go yet. Further in the store I was half amused and half bemused to see rows of Easter eggs and chocolate bunnies for sale and also, in the bakery area - Hot Cross Buns. Sigh.
On Sunday morning we walked to the local park.
The sky was grey, almost colourless.
The air was still, not one jot of a breeze. It was very quiet too as the cool temperature discouraged most early morning dog walkers.
The winter trees were stark and rather beautiful.
The path turned towards home.
Where a bowl of butternut squash soup was warmed and enjoyed. Just what was needed after a long walk in the damp, chilly air.
Red Tulips almost as cheering as the Daffodils.
I'll be taking part in the RSPB Big Garden Bird Watch over the weekend. We've done it for years and as is usual I expect the numbers of birds visiting the feeders won't be as high as earlier this week. This always seems to happen, they just don't want to be counted. We've had lots of birds on the feeders over the last few days, last week we were filling up the feeders twice a day. Robins, Blackbirds, Sparrows, Dunnocks, Blue tits, Long tailed tits, Chaffinches, Goldfinches, Collard Doves and Wood Pigeons being the most frequent visitors and Golfinches and Sparrows the most numerous. I wonder how this will change over the weekend? I'll report back next week.
Thanks for the update Rosie & I owe you an email. As I type this we had a kookaburra laughing & over the last month or so we've had magpies being very noisy on the verandah, telling me it's titbit time & the young ones are so funny fighting over the crumbs. I've often thought about joining in birdwatch counts, but something has invariably got in the way or I forget. The daffs & tulips are lovely. Take care & hugs.
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful to have a kookaburra laughing in your garden. Glad you enjoyed the spring flowers, a bit early but so cheering. Take care:)
DeleteHopefully the surgery was a complete success.
ReplyDeleteThank you William:)
DeleteThere's not so much to write about at this time of year and it's been so grey this week so your daffodils and tulips plus the soup are a definite bright spot, thank you. I hope all goes well with your biopsy and you get the results soon. Hope you have lots of garden visitors too. 😊
ReplyDeleteThankyou. It's very dull at this time of year and not many interesting things to write about so it's good to find small colourful things to enjoy:)
DeleteHope your arm recovers soon and your results are good.Isn’t it good to have daffodils around the house.
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Thank you, I hope so too. Lovely to have the daffodils to cheer:)
DeleteI hope your arm feels better soon and all goes well with the biopsy reports Rosie.
ReplyDeleteLovely photos Rosie especially of the robin. We are still having shopping delivered and at this time of year I do miss buying those £1 bunches of daffodils!! You can't seem to get them when you order online. The tulips look lovely too especially in the pretty jug.
Take care.
Thank you, I'm hoping all will be well. The red tulips have opened out now and look like flat red saucers with yellow middles. I love the £1 daffodils and was glad to see they hadn't, like most other things, gone up in price:)
DeleteHope you are on the mend. I am tempted to go out and buy some daffodils or maybe some tulips now. :)
ReplyDeleteWill be joining in with the Birdwatch too. Was very excited when some long tailed tits appeared on my feeder today, hope they return for the Birdwatch!
Thank you, it was great to see the daffodils. We had long tailed tits during our count, hope your's goes well in this windy weather:)
DeleteHope all goes well with the results and your arm feels better soon. Nothing cheerier than a vase of daffodils and a bowl of soup. I will be counting too. B x
ReplyDeleteThank you, it's good to have cheering and colourful things around on these dull January days. Hope you had some lovely bird visitors for your count:)
DeleteI hope that your arm continues to get better Rosie. Good luck with the Big Garden Bird Watch this weekend. I hope they are not as shy as usual when you come to do this! Have a lovely weekend. x
ReplyDeleteThank you, it's easier now the stiches are out. The birds came on Friday when we did a lunchtime count but not as many as usual. Hope you too have a lovely weekend:)
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